Doug McCrea: A Small Paean and a Large Plea For Ideas
Doug McCrea has earned the respect of winemakers across this entire country, has made an extraordinary and incalculable contribution to whatever Washington wine has evolved into, here in 2018.
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French Wine, French DNA, and a Little French Bulldog
FACT: IF you are really devoted to actually being – as opposed to pretending to be – a highly-knowledgeable wine connoisseur, there is no such thing as a shortcut.
Vilarnau Cava: An Elegantly Stated Case for Sparkling Wine Value
What you’re going to get for a shockingly measly outlay is one of those rare chances to buy cheap what should sell dear.
Psagot Winery “Edom”: Israeli Wines Are For Real
Psagot Winery and Ya’acov Oryah are The Real Deal and “Edom” is a blended red that outruns that prosaic description by miles.
Walla Walla Vintners: A New Look at a Washington Legend
One of the most respected wineries in the Pacific Northwest…that you may well know NOTHING about!
Columbia Crest: When Crowd-Sourcing REALLY Works
Lately…Columbia Crest has done the wine equivalent of running naked through The Louvre.
Wine Myths,Franco-Weenies, and that Occasional Pain in My Ass
DON’T take anything you read or hear as stone-cold Truth without at least seeing if a reliable wine authority agrees.
Ledger David Cellars: (Nearly) Speechless in Seattle
“This was one of the most exciting, memorable, engrossing, game-changing boxes of wine I’ve received in years…”
